It should be just as popular as a presidential election.

On the cusp of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, this Congress has an important decision to make. Will we stand to protect voting rights or will we hide behind voter suppression laws? Will we protect the fundamental right…

Today I stand on the shoulders of my grandmother and my grandfather, who migrated to the North from the South, who took me every election day, dressed up, and educated me every step of the way to understand the power of the right to vote…

In this year's Water Resources Development Act, it is critical to my constituents that we address flood control mitigation efforts.

As you all know too well, across the country, our water infrastructure is failing.

It is important that the Corps has the funds and flexibility to implement these necessary programs.

I urge the Committee to continue supporting the ongoing work of the Corps for testing HAB controls and encouraging continued interagency cooperation.

I want to thank my CBC colleague, my CBC chair, an amazing leader for our country, Joyce Beatty, for leading this Special Hour. I also want to thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, my colleague and mentor. She is just amazing. Madam…

This is about inflicting harm on human beings.

We just passed the most transformational transportation investment in infrastructure that we've had since the new deal.

I want to recognize the strong leadership of our co-chair, not only just now in her leadership role in the Democratic Women's Caucus, but throughout her tenure in Congress, Jackie Speier. I thank her for this Special Order hour. Since the…

We need the ERA so that women can achieve our full potential.

As the only Member of Congress who worked an entire career in the United States Postal Service, I continue to be alarmed by efforts taken to undermine the service element of this great institution.

So, the question is, if we don't stand up as Members of Congress who have oversight, who's going to fight for the people?

By undermining the agency's mission to provide prompt and efficient services, it'll do little but to chip away at the bedrock of this community, this service.

you can't cherry-pick across the country with particular leadership and every manager going in, setting their own agenda.

the leadership of this organization is continuing to lower the standards.

Anti-abortion policies do not stop abortions. What it does is stop safe and legal abortions.

the rise in hate crimes, some of which qualify as acts of domestic terrorism

Like in many States, Republicans in Michigan's legislature have introduced legislation to suppress the right to vote. Make no mistake about it, the fundamental right to vote in this country is under assault. That is why my dear friend…

I thank the Congressional Black Caucus. I want to recognize and say how much we appreciate and how much Congress has benefited from the bold leadership of our chair, Joyce Beatty. I thank her for hosting, with the Congressional Black…

I am a mother. I was a daughter. I am a daughter. I have family.

I would like to remind my colleagues about the 35-day-long government shutdown from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019.

I rise here today in strong support of Juneteenth National Independence Day. I want to say to my White colleague on the other side: Getting your independence from being enslaved in a country is different from a country getting independence…

Where is it--is it more money needed? Is it the direction of leadership that we can keep this overall--